I've had a really rough start to 2017. Really rough.
I've avoided posting here. I've still been writing: I've written poems, prose and scribble. I've written pages, paragraphs and post-it notes. But I've not shared them here (with the exception of ...

It is nearly the end of December.
It is nearly the end of December.
One more time for the people up the back: IT IS NEARLY THE END OF DECEMBER.
Holy cow.
What a year, huh? The world went nuts. NUTS. Satirists and comedians had a great ...

I spent last weekend at the Gold Coast.
Before you all roll your eyes at this #humblebrag, I'd like to point out that the rest of my family spent the weekend at the snow. I missed my children's first trip to the snow.
I was a little sad ...

This post is sponsored by Vividwireless.
Unfortunately, I’m no stranger to internet connection issues. Long-term readers may remember I had a patchy connection for more than a month last year. I mentioned it here. And on Facebook. More than once. ...

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I'm living a bit of a conundrum at the moment.
I recently(ish) decided I was sick of working from home. I was sick of feeling like I should be with the kids when I'm working, and I was just as sick of feeling like I should be ...

You may have noticed fewer posts here recently. Sorry. I've been writing elsewhere, both online and off, and have had fewer words left in the tank for this space.
I've also been tidying this space, working away behind the scenes. And while doing ...

I'm not controversial. I'm vanilla.
But every now and then, people find out little quirks about me and their HEADS EXPLODE. LITERALLY.
So I thought I'd share some of them here. A few little (surprisingly controversial to some) quirky things ...

It's Kidney Health Week next week. And this time last year, I wrote a post about my kidney health journey so far.
I'm not going to say all the same things again. Instead, I'm going to write about what it feels like to know that your kidneys will ...

This post is sponsored by Singin’ in the Rain and Nuffnang.
Cue excitement. Cue screams.
Yes, I really did scream when I was asked to review the Australian production of the musical Singin’ in the Rain.
Last Friday, the hubster and I headed ...

Two and a half years ago, I took the kids into the city to see the Myer Christmas windows.
They were excited. Well, my then three-year-old daughter was - at eight months old, my son didn't really care about our destination. He was just happy to be ...